The new Starz drama series Counterpart gives Oscar-winner J. K. Simmons a lot to do beyond selling Farmers insurance. And he’s terrific as two versions of central character Howard Silk. Our review is here.

Plus, we revive the TV Bulletin Board page with a look at the newly announced Murphy Brown reboot amid a sea of such revivals.

The second of FX’s American Crime Story anthology series, The Assassination of Gianni Versace, premieres on Wednesday, Jan. 17th with the first of nine chapters. Darren Criss is a standout as serial killer Andrew Cunanan in a chiller that’s at its best when detailing the stories of his non-celebrity victims. Our review is here.

CBS11’s Kaley O’Kelley, who began co-anchoring the station’s 5, 6 and 10 p.m. weekday newscasts four Januarys ago, is having preventative surgery that likely will keep her off the air through February. All the details are on our Dallas-Fort Worth TV page.

Sunday night’s empowerment-fueled Golden Globes awards on NBC took a significant dip from last year’s ceremony in total D-FW viewers. But the show had a small increase among advertiser-coveted 18-to-49-year-olds. One thing didn’t change from year-to-year. Fox’s preceding NFL playoff game again had far more viewers in both ratings measurements. All the details are on our Dallas-Fort Worth TV page.